The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...

A celebration of ritual bathing turned into a scene of tragedy.

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to officials.

The crowd crush occurred at the world’s largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

The unfathomable scale of the world’s largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size — and for the ...

Credit: Ritesh Shukla / Getty Images Hindu devotees from across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj yesterday as the world's largest religious festival began. Over the coming 45 days ...

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...